Make : Hitachi Model : 50EX39B Problem : Shuts down intermittently. Set will come one perfect....give the set a bump and it shuts down. Protect light in SMPS flashes. Okay...should be easy enough....faulty connections somewhere! Weeeeeellll. Looked this chassis over really well.....no sign of any faulty connection. When the set is one , I can gently tap the power supply/deflection board and it will shut down. I think were looking at a possible cracked trace somewhere but haven't located it yet. Is there any intermittent spots others may have encountered on this newer ( 4 year old) chassis? ========================== Jeff Stielau Shoreline Electronics Repair 344 East Main Street Clinton,CT 06413 860-399-1861 860-664-3535 (fax) jstielau@xxxxxxxx ========================== "If you push something hard enough it will fall over." Fudd's First Law of Opposition - Sir Sidney Fudd ***************************************************************************** CHECK OUT THE NEW CHATROOM! Just login and click on chat! http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.htm The Tech Address Book: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/contact.htm Add a Repair Tip Here, or Change/Remove your Email Address: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.htm Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Lost your Login Info?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/